HERS

Hers

AIDS HIV Epidemiology Research Study. A multisite, prospective cohort study of HIV-infected women and uninfected women reporting HIV risk behaviourConclusion Although both HIV-seropositive and HIV-seronegative women had high levels of use of medical services, current use of antiretrovirals and OI prophylaxis was low throughout. Therapeutic drug users used HIV-related primary health services less and were more likely to receive emergency or episodic care. IV drug users and African Americans had decreased use of medical servicesCardiology Heart and Estrogen/progestinReplacement Study A randomized, placebo controlled clinical trial which showed that in women average age 67 with known (preexisting) coronary artery disease, mortality was increased at one year of E/P therapy and decreased thereafter. A follow-up study found that patients receiving HMG-CoA-reductase inhibitors had the same levels of coronary events as patients taking placebos

HERS

AIDS A study–HIV Epidemiology Research Study Cardiology A randomized, placebo controlled clinical trial–Heart & Estrogen/Progestin Replacement Study–which showed that in ♀ average age 67 with known/preexisting CAD, mortality due to acute MIs, stroke, and hypercoagulation was ↑ with E/P therapy. See Study, Trial.

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